Religious and faith-based video streaming has gained significant popularity in recent years as a powerful way to connect and engage with a broad global audience. A considerable amount of adoption happened recently when the world was in lockdown and people still wanted to “attend” their house of worship prayers or engage with religious content. However,…
Health and fitness, like every industry, has seen a significant digital transformation in recent years, with the rise of online fitness and wellness platforms, virtual therapeutic and training sessions, and on-demand workout videos. As video is the most widely engaged media type, it has become crucial in helping companies reach a wider audience, connect with…
Which codecs can your device play? The way we play and watch video has continued to change and improve over the years, depending on our device type and how that codec affects the available internet in the location we are streaming from. It’s likely your device is able to stream H.264/AVC, which has been an…
Reinhard Grandl, VP Product at Bitmovin shares what he is most looking forward to at NAB 2023.
In software architecture, as in any problem-solving domain, it is important to solve the right problem in the right place. A very well known example of this is the React Virtual DOM. Before this concept was introduced, web developers used to have to add, update and delete DOM nodes on their own. React removes this…
Here’s the latest on what you need to know regarding Widevine DRM CDM for browsers. Google recently contacted companies with a heads-up that the current Widevine Content Decryption Module (CDM) for browsers will stop working soon as they look to push an update. The CDM is the secure closed-box environment that handles digital rights…
How to Start a Streaming Service The video streaming industry has seen massive growth over the past few years. According to recent forecasts, the industry is expected to exceed $840 billion in market size by 2027. This growth is the result of big investments from gaming companies like Twitch and Mixer, TV and film services…
Why is running stream tests important? Ensuring the highest quality of experience with our solutions has always been one of the main drivers of our goals at Bitmovin, and it’s what played a big part in the creation of our test automation team. To get releases out faster and speed up our testing times, it…
It’s not a secret, the world of video technology looms largely in the shadows of back-end development. In this shadowy realm, there is a constant battle amongst developers to find and implement the highest quality and lowest file size video format container. In this article, we cover the history, definitions, and outlook of these containers…
Quality of Experience (QoE) in Video Technology [2022 Guide] Welcome to our comprehensive guide to Quality of Experience in video technology. If you’re looking for the following: Why QoE in Video Matters Today QoE and Revenue Loss Statistics Video Encoders and QoE Quality Assessment Scoring Methods Encoding Choices and QoE Then you are in the…
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